Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.

I studied in a medical college and qualified myself as a medical graduate.

Governmental defense of any theology necessarily weakens the legitimacy of both the government and the theology.

I dont agree with those who think that the conflict is simply between two religions, namely Christianity and Islam... To me, the key conflict is between irrational blind faith and rational, logical minds.

Among all the 'awards' that I have hitherto collected, I consider the title of 'patita' or 'fallen woman' to be the highest. This is an achievement of my long-struggling life as a writer and as a woman.